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The Role of Task and Ego-Oriented Climate in Explaining Students' Bright and Dark Motivational Experiences in Physical Education
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García-González, Luis; Sevil-Serrano, Javier; Abós, Angel; Aelterman, Nathalie; Haerens, Leen – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: A distinction is made in Achievement Goal Theory (AGT) between task-oriented (i.e. effort, intra-individual progress, and self-comparison) and ego-oriented (i.e. inter-individual progress and normative comparison) climates. Combining insights from AGT and Self-Determination Theory (SDT), studies in the PE context have shown that a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Self Concept, Psychological Needs, Self Determination
Do Goal Clarification and Process Feedback Positively Affect Students' Need-Based Experiences? A Quasi-Experimental Study Grounded in Self-Determination Theory
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Krijgsman, Christa; Mainhard, Tim; Borghouts, Lars; van Tartwijk, Jan; Haerens, Leen – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: The importance of clarifying goals and providing process feedback for student learning has been widely acknowledged. From a Self-Determination Theory perspective, it is suggested that motivational and learning gains will be obtained because in well-structured learning environments, when goals and process feedback are provided, students…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Feedback (Response), Psychological Needs, Personal Autonomy
Effects of a Training Course on Creation of an Empowering Motivational Climate in Physical Education: A Quasi-Experimental Study
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Girard, Stéphanie; Desbiens, Jean-François; Hogue, Anne-Marie – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: Physical education (PE) teachers report needing additional support in terms of classroom climate and students' motivation (Verret et al. [2017]. "Enquête provinciale sur les pratiques inclusives en enseignement de l'éducation physique et à la santé: Rapport provincial primaire et secondaire. Montréal, Québec: Université du Québec…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Student Motivation
The Role of Artefacts in Developing Competences in Physical Education: Exploring Students' Experience and Knowledge Built in Action
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Gottsmann, Léa; Trohel, J.; Gal-Petitfaux, N. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Introduction: The introduction of competence-based approach in international educational official documents has been justified by the development of more active learning methods to respond to social and equality challenges for students. Competence is defined as a situated activity composed of several components, especially knowledge built in…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Competence
Implementing a School-Based Physical Activity Program: Process Evaluation and Impact on Teachers' Confidence, Perceived Barriers and Self-Perceptions
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Kennedy, Sarah G.; Peralta, Louisa R.; Lubans, David R.; Foweather, Lawrence; Smith, Jordan J. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Introduction: Secondary schools have the potential to promote health-related fitness (HRF) and physical activity within and outside school hours. As such, schools are often chosen as the setting to implement child and adolescent physical activity programs. School-based programs often utilise teachers as delivery agents, but few studies examine…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Program Implementation, Health Promotion, Secondary School Students
An Experimental, Video-Based Investigation into the Motivating Impact of Choice and Positive Feedback among Students with Different Motor Competence Levels
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De Meester, An; Van Duyse, Femke; Aelterman, Nathalie; De Muynck, Gert-Jan; Haerens, Leen – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: Research stemming from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) shows that physical education (PE) teachers who endorse an autonomy-supportive and structuring motivating style positively affect students' motivation, engagement and learning. Choice provision and positive feedback are two concrete strategies that are part of an…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Tests, Motor Development, Self Determination
How Can Video Feedback Be Used in Physical Education to Support Novice Learning in Gymnastics? Effects on Motor Learning, Self-Assessment and Motivation
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Potdevin, F.; Vors, O.; Huchez, A.; Lamour, M.; Davids, K.; Schnitzler, C. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Background: Much of the existing research concerning the use of video feedback (VFB) to enhance motor learning has been undertaken under strictly controlled experimental conditions. Few studies have sought to explore the impact of VFB on the skill learning experience of the students in a structured, school-based physical education (PE) setting.…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Physical Education, Novices